Window attachment



J. A. MELOON,

WINDOW ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY13, 1921.

Patented Jan. 31, 1922.

INVENTUR w B A'T'T'UR'NEZYE To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. c. 1

JOSEPH A. MELQQN; NEEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS. 1

cwnvno'w Arra mv Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. MnLooN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Needham, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Vindow Attachments, of which the following is a specification. c

The chief object of this invention is to provide an attachment"v adapted to be ,quickly and conveniently secured to and reing fixtures attached to the casing, may be folded into compact form for storage when not in'use, and does not interfere with the movements of the lower sash and of the window shade.

To the above-mentioned and other related ends the invention consists in the improvements hereinafter described and claimed;

Of the accompanying drawings forming 5 sheet 20 of any sultable sheet material, prefa part of this specification,- F lgure 1 1s a perspective view, showing an attachment embodylng the lnventlon 1n its'operative position in a window, the lower sash being raised.

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the attachment and window;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side View, showing portions of the attachment in'position for storage.

Figure 1 is a reduced plan View o-fthe flexible sheet hereinafter described.

of the strip are provided with means for" en- Application 'filed m 13,

Specification of LetterslPat'ent. I 'a,1;e ;113 ,dv Jan; 31 I 1921. semen-No. 469,170.1f

gaging suitable anchoring fixtures attached to the upright members 13 of a window casing, at a considerable height above the sill 1 1, these being hereinafter referred to as the upper anchoring fixtures. The construction 7 'is such'that'when the end portions of' the strip are engaged with said upper fixtures,

. the strip is'supported and confined in arched form, and projects inwardly from the casing, as shown by Figuresl and 2. The upper anchoring'fixtures are preferably embodied in headed screws 15 and 16,

inserted in the upright members 13., with their heads projecting asshown by Figure 5. 'Theend portions of the strip are m 'vided with notches Hand 18, as shown by Figure 3, the notches 17 being formed to en- :gage the screws 15, while the notches '18 ar'e formed to engage the screws 16. The screws 16 are higher than the screws 15, and the notches 18 are formed respectively in the lower and upper edges-of the strip 12, the arrangement being Such that the strip may be flexed, held inaninclined position while its ends are being'inserted between the screws, and then moved to the horizontal position shownby Figures land are engage V the notches with the screws, the arched strip being thus securely confined against any movement excepting a movement which raises 1ts central portlon.

The attachment also includes a flexible erably cloth, engaged at one ed e with the strip 12, and formed to depend therefrom and bear on the sill 14, v

Other members-of the attachment are stiff :ening rods 21, hinged'to the end portions of the strip, engaged with two opposite edges of the sheet 20, and adapted to "detachably engage lower anchoring members on the easmg, said rods remforo ng and confining the edges of the sheet with which they are enformed to receive the lower end portions of the rods-21, the rods being adapted-to slide in the screw-eyes and to rest on the-sill 14:

The sheet .ZOis provided with a pocket 2 1,

receiving the major portion oft-he strip ,12, and with pockets 25, receiving the majorpon tionsof the stiffening rods 21, said pockets being formed by turning inxedg i the sheet and gaming he turned. in'jpon tio-ns-by stitches-26, r

The stiliening rods are preferably hinged to the end portions of the strip 12, by means of links 2. pivoted at 28 to the rods, and at 29to the strip, the arrangement being such that theattachment maybe folded as indicated by Figure 3', therods and the strip being substantially parallel with each other.

I have omitted the sheet from Figure 3, to avoid confusion. The upper edge of the sheet having the pocket 24c, is elongated,

to cover the major portion of the strip 12,

and he arched therewith. The edges having the pockets 25 are lnclined and converge from the upper edge, as shown by Figure d,

so th at the lower portion of the sheet adjacent tothe sill 141, is substantially fiat, as'lndicated by Figure 1. The sheet is extended from the pockets 25, at its lower end to form a flap 28, adapted to rest loosely on the sill,

as shown by Figure 2.

In installing the attachment, the strip 12 is flexed, its ends are engaged as described,

with the screws 15 and 16, the lower ends of the stiffening rods are inserted in the screw-eyes 23, and the flap 28 is deposited v onthe sill. The sheet 20 is thus supported to form a barrier excluding rain and snow ,from' the room when the lower sash 30 is opened, and a deflector adapted to guide air upwardly into the room, as indicated by the arrows in Figure 2, the air thus guided being prevented from impinging directly on the occupant of a'bed near the window.

. v The sheet also forms a screen, preventing/outsiders from looking through the window below a partially raised shade, so that privacy is secured without lowering the shade to exclude air. I

f The attachment may be quickly removed raising the central portion of the strip 12 to disengage the ends thereof from the screwsyl5 and 16, this operation not only detaching the strip 12 from the screws, but also; automatically withdrawing the stii'iening rods from the screws-eyes.

' .-:The stiffening rods may be hinged di- .level, as shown by Figure 7',

or other suitable materia The upper edge of the sheet 20 is curved, as shown by Figure 1, to compensate for the curvature imparted to said edge by the operation of arching the strip 12.

LI-T116 attachment is foldable in a variety of ways into shape for convenient storage when not in use.

Iclaim: 1

1. A window attachment for the purposes stated, comprising an elongated resilient strip, having means at its end portions for detachable engagement with upper anchor ing fixtures on a window casing, and adapted to be supported thereby in arched form and projecting inwardly from the casing; a, flexible sheet engaged at one edge with said strip. and formed to depend therefrom and bear on a window sill, and stiflening rods hinged to the end portions of the strip,

engaged with two opposite edges of the sheet, and adapted to detachably engage lower anchoring fixtures on the casing.

2. A window attachment substantially as specified by claim 1, saidsheet having an I elongated upper edge, provided with means for engaging said strip, and inclined lateral edges, converging; from the upper edge, and

provided with means for engaging said stiffening rods.

3. A window attachment substantially as i A specified by claim 1, said sheet having an elongated upper edge, provided with means for engaging said strip, inclined lateral edges, converging from the upper edge, and provided with means for engaging said stiffening rods, and a loose flap projecting from said inclined edges, and adapted to bear on a window sill. 7

1. A window attachment substantially as specified in claim. 1, saidsheet having an elongated upper edge provided with a pocket adapted to receive the major portion of said strip, and inclined lateral edges c0nverging from the upper edge and provided I with pockets adapted to. receive the major portions of said stiffening rods.

5. A window attachment substantially as specified by claim 1, saidstifi'ening-rods being hinged to the end portions of said strip by links pivoted tothe rods and to'the strip, the arrangement being such that the rods may extend. substantially parallel with the strip when the attachment is folded.

6. In combination. a window casing hav-' ng upper anchoring fixtures embodied in a screws arra ged in pairs. and lower anchoring members embodied in screweyes':

and an attachment compri resilient strip having notches in its end portions, adapted to detachably engage said screws, so thatthestrip may be supported in arched i'orm projecting inwardly from the casing, a flexible sheet engaged at one edge with said strip and formed to depend therefrom and bear on the sill of said casing, and stifl'ening rods hinged to the end portions of the strip, engaged with two opposite edgesof the sheet and formed to enter said screw-eyes and to bear on the sill.

In testimony whereof I have afliXed my signature.v l 1 JOSEPH A. MELOON.

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